Red Sox vs. Blue Jays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 29, 2024

The Boston Red Sox (69-64) host the Toronto Blue Jays (65-70) Thursday to close out a five-game series. The Red Sox are favored (-142) to win the rubber match, which starts at 7:10 p.m. ET from Fenway Park. Boston’s Kutter Crawford gets the start, and he’ll go against Toronto’s Bowden Francis.

Here is our preview for this tilt, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Red Sox vs. Blue Jays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-142)
• Underdog: Blue Jays (+120)
• Over/under: 9

Red Sox vs. Blue Jays Betting Insights

• The Red Sox have been favorites in 65 games this season and have come away with the win 35 times (53.8%) in those contests.
• This season Boston has been victorious 18 times in 28 chances when named as a favorite of at least -142 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Red Sox have a 58.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Blue Jays have won 22 of the 63 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (34.9%).
• Toronto has gone 12-13 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +120 or longer (48%).
• The Blue Jays have an implied moneyline win probability of 45.5% in this matchup.

Red Sox vs. Blue Jays Hitting Leaders

• Jarren Duran leads Boston in batting average (.295) this season while adding 20 home runs and 68 RBI.
• Duran ranks 48th in baseball in home runs, and 43rd in RBI.
• Rafael Devers is batting .290 this season with a team-high 28 home runs and 80 RBI.
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. paces the Blue Jays with 27 home runs and 87 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-high batting average of .322.
• Guerrero’s home run total ranks 18th in the majors, and he is 13th in RBI.
• George Springer is batting .219 with 17 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 52 walks.

Red Sox vs. Blue Jays Pitching Rankings

• The Red Sox average the 19th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
• The Red Sox have the 19th-ranked ERA (4.16) in the majors this season.
• Red Sox pitchers have a 1.262 WHIP this season, 16th in the majors.
• The 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Blue Jays pitching staff ranks 19th in MLB.
• Toronto has the 25th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.43).
• The Blue Jays average MLB’s 19th-ranked WHIP (1.288).